About the Commission on Judicial Appointments

The most senior Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal of the affected district(s). When a Supreme Court appointee is being considered, the third member of the commission is the state's most senior presiding justice of the Courts of Appeal

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Any candidate nominated or appointed by the Governor to the Supreme Court or a Court of Appeal must be reviewed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. The commission holds a public hearing to consider the candidate’s qualifications, and the nomination or appointment is effective if and when confirmed by the commission. When a Court of Appeal candidate is being reviewed, the commission consists of the Chief Justice of California, the Attorney General of California, and the most senior Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal of the affected district(s). When a Supreme Court candidate is being reviewed, the third member of the commission is the Presiding Justice who has presided longest on any Court of Appeal.